“Whatever Works” for Woody Allen

I was driving home from work this evening listening to Fresh Air on NPR. The interview was with Woody Allen on his 40th film, Whatever Works. Woody Allen, as bawdy as he can be,  has a way with words, and there is definitely some understanding into life that quirkily makes its way to the surface when he speaks. [...]

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Dude, you ruined my box

 I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. I Corinthians 9:22             This is my box (a parable) In it is contained the way that God works (or at least the way He should work). In this box, there are all the [...]

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stay-cation

I took the past couple of days off from work to spend time with my family. We did a little gardening and then spent one day in Palm Springs (’cause the weather was nice) and the next in L.A. (’cause the weather was nice). We hiked Palm Canyon, went to an Air Musuem, hung out [...]

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my story

                    I updated my About page — and thought I’d share with you my family’s testimony. So here it goes Hi. My name is Matt Higgins. I grew up in the church, quite literally. My parents hosted a Bible study when I was an infant that [...]

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tradition

Jesus said: “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition…” (Mark 7:9) This is something my wife and I have been talking about alot lately. As Christians — from mostly protestant, white, non-denominational backgrounds — we have some traditions. Although they may not be as formal as  [...]

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an ode to my wife

 He who  finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the LORD.  – Proverbs 18:22 I was meeting with some old high school and college friends last night — and I found myself praising my wife. We have been married for over seven years, and I must admit — it gets better [...]

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let my words be few

  Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few.  Ecc 5:2                My posts here have been few and far between lately (as have been my readers!). Partly, [...]

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christmas gifts

Today was a good day. I had a surprise visit on Christmas Eve from two of my favorite people: Sam and Sara. These two girls were in my youth group. My wife and I have spent countless hours with these two — sharing, laughing, worshipping, praying, driving to random places and generally having a good [...]

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talking heads

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,  for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes… Romans 1:16 On Saturday, we went to Knott’s Berry Farm because we had free tickets. It was extremely packed, so we watched a couple of shows, ate lunch and got out of [...]

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framework

For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. Ps 103:14 This is a house. Sort of. It’s just a frame really. Just a skeleton. Although the walls are really important, and the windows, and the roof will be essential, the frame IS the house. Without the frame, there is no house.     [...]

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